Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982
Variant namesIrvin Windfield Underhill, minister and missionary with the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A (1928-1947), served in French Cameroun, West Africa (1929-1940).
He and his wife, Susan R. Underhill, were the first African American missionaries to the West Africa Mission. A civic leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he managed the Philadelphia Housing Authority's Richard Allen Homes (1941-1951) and served on the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (1946-1954). In 1957, he became the first black pastor of an all-white Presbyterian congregation in the United States, First Presbyterian Church, Nunda, New York.
From the description of Papers, 1928-1990. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 65332941
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| creatorOf | Underhill, Irvin Windfield, 1896-1982. Papers, 1928-1990. | Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS | |
| creatorOf | Underhill, Irvin W. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1941. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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| associatedWith | First Presbyterian Church (Nunda, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Philadelphia (Pa.). Redevelopment Authority. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Richard Allen Homes (Philadelphia, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Underhill, Susan R. (Susan Reynolds), 1904-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Underhill, Virginia D. (Virginia Dickerson), 1915-1968. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Cameroon | |||
| Africa, West | |||
| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
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| African American civic leaders |
| African American clergy |
| Missionaries |
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Person
Birth 1896
Death 1982
English,
Bantu (Other),
French
